Eastland Air Explained

Airline:	Eastland Air
Iata:	DK
Icao:	ELA
Commenced:	1991
Ceased:	2003
Fleet Size:	See Fleet below
Destinations:	See Destinations below

Eastland Air was an airline based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The airline started passenger operations in 1991 and ceased in 2003.

Destinations

• Queensland^[1]
  • Brisbane
  • Cunnamulla
  • St George
  • Thargomindah
  • Toowoomba
• New South Wales
  • Moree

Fleet

At various stages during its time in operation, Eastland Air operated the following aircraft types;

• Beech 200 Super King Air
• Beech C90 King Air
• de Havilland DHC-6-200 Twin Otter
• Piper PA-31
• Fairchild SA-227 Metroliner

Accidents and incidents

• On 27 November 2001, a Beech C90 King Air operated by Eastland Air crashed after take-off at Toowoomba Aerodrome killing the pilot and three members of the Queensland government's mental health team.^[2]

Code data

• IATA Code: DK
• ICAO Code: ELA

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Australia
• Aviation in Australia

External links

• Eastland Air Photos
• History of an Eastland Air SA-227 Metro

Notes and References

1. Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics [BITRE], 2008, Air transport services in regional Australia: trends and access, Report 115, BITRE, Canberra ACT.
2. News: Coroner to deliver Eastland Air findings . 26 July 2019 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 August 2007 . en.